Church and State
European Church leaders call for protection of ‘Sunday rest’ (SofiaEcho)
The church representatives expressed their wish to see the Sunday rest day being better protected in national legislations…
Current Events
VIDEO: Barack Obama on Religious Pluralism – The Speech that sparked the Debate
Last week’s dispute between James Dobson and Barack Obama centered on this speech given on June 28, 2006. …
International
Largest religious liberty festival to date draws 45,000
Angola: rebuilding country promotes freedom of belief Adventist News Network Some 45,000 Angolans gathered at a sports stadium…
Church and State
Namibia: Divine Right and ‘Moron’ (namibian.com.na)
This is a fascinating article about the relationship between church and state in Namibia. http://www.namibian.com.na/2008/July/letters/08193A2750.html EXCERPTS: Churches were…
Church and State
OPINION: O’Connor’s 4th Circuit Ruling on City Council Prayer
On Wednesday, July 23, 2008, in Turner v. City Council of Fredericksburg, (4th Cir., July 23, 2008), the U.S. 4th…
Current Events
AUDIO: Evangelicals Up For Grabs? Candidates Court Voters (NPR)
Attorney Karen Scott found this story on the NPR web site, and it is worth both listening to…
Current Events
An idea lost on fanatics: Those behind the Mumbai attacks will never fathom religious liberty (LA Times)
By Tim Rutten - Los Angeles Times - The places the killers struck -- luxury hotels, a railway…
Current Events
Pastor who helped get “under God” in Pledge dies
ALEXANDRIA, Pa. (AP) - The Rev. George M. Docherty, credited with helping to push Congress to insert the…
Current Events
Full Text of Decision: North Coast Women’s Care Medical Group v. Benitez – California Supreme Court (August 8, 2008)
Filed 8/18/08 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA NORTH COAST WOMEN’S CARE ) MEDICAL GROUP, INC., et al.,…
Constitution
Washington Post: 20,000 More U.S. Troops To Be Deployed For “Domestic Security”
There are critics of the change, in the military and among civil liberties groups and libertarians who express…